Bloomberg Praises Gun Control Bill As Good But 'Not Perfect'

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday praised the Senate's gun control bill as a good step forward, but conceded it's "not perfect."

“I think this is not perfect but it takes you 90 percent of the way -- maybe 95 percent of the way -- towards more rational gun laws,” Bloomberg said on his radio show, according to the New York Observer. “And the public is overwhelmingly in favor of background checks. A couple of the editorial boards thinks it’s not enough, but the public does and I do.”

In a statement Wednesday, Bloomberg praised the comprise to expand backround checks for gun purchases, reached by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), and said his pro-gun control group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, will work to make sure it passes.

The Senate on Thursday voted to send the legislation to the floor for debate.